Qatar on Wednesday said it plans to invest an additional $5 billion in Spain on the second day of a state visit by its emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. "The volume of investments agreed upon with the Spanish side amounts to $5 billion in various sectors," said Qatari Foreign...

Qatar's emir began a state visit to Spain on Tuesday as Europe seeks to diversify its natural gas supply sources to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was welcomed by King Felipe VI at Madrid's royal palace at the start of his two-day visit, his...

The gates opened shortly after 11:00 pm local time (2200 GMT) on Monday night, letting dozens of cars and queues of pedestrians pass in both directions.

The move helps draw a line under a major diplomatic standoff on the back of coronavirus restrictions that together closed the crossings for two years.

Morocco and Spain on Friday committed to strengthening cooperation on irregular migration following a reset in relations after a months-long rift. "Faced with the shared challenges leading from the action of migrant trafficking networks and the unstable regional environment, the two parties decided to strengthen their coordination and information exchange...

Gas giant Algeria threatened Wednesday to break a contract to supply gas to Spain if Madrid transferred it onwards to "a third destination", amid tensions with regional rival Morocco. Algeria's state-owned energy giant Sonatrach supplied more than 40 percent of Madrid's natural gas imports in 2021.

Spanish authorities said Thursday they had arrested and then granted conditional release to a Portuguese man wanted by Interpol over the 2020 Beirut port blast that killed over 200 people. Jorge Moreira, 43, was arrested at Madrid airport on Wednesday after he arrived on a flight from Chile's capital Santiago,...

Algeria, which backs the Polisario independence movement in the former Spanish colony, had in March recalled its envoy to Madrid.

Maritime traffic between Spain and Morocco is set to resume Tuesday following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Rabat's transport ministry said. Embroiled in a dispute with Spain over the territory of Western Sahara, Morocco upheld the blockade between some of the largest ports on the Mediterranean...

Spain on March 18 said it had agreed to publicly recognize Rabat's autonomy plan — a longtime demand from Morocco — for the territory, ending a decades-long stance of neutrality.

The move came after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western Sahara conflict in a U-turn that has angered Algeria.

Over 84 percent of real estate professionals expect competition within Dubai’s real estate market to ramp up going forward, according to the 2022 EMEA Real Estate Report published by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices global headquarters. The report reflected the experiences of residential real estate professionals across seven key markets in Dubai,...

Algiers last month recalled its ambassador from Madrid in protest at a decision by Spain to back a Moroccan autonomy plan for the ex-Spanish colony of Western Sahara.

England also found themselves in Group B and will face Iran in their opening game on the tournament's first day, on November 21.

Earlier this month, Spain dramatically reversed decades of policy, backing Rabat’s 2007 ‘autonomy’ plan in what Moroccans hailed as a ‘diplomatic coup’.

The European Union said this week it wanted to bolster cooperation with Morocco to stem the flow of illegal migrants entering the bloc.

Spain's former king Juan Carlos said he will stay in Abu Dhabi despite the closure of investigations into his financial dealings that led to his self-imposed exile in the UAE, the Spanish royal family announced on Monday. "For now, I prefer for personal reasons which concern nobody but myself, to...

Baptised Eurodrone, the twin-motor aircraft with a 30-metre wingspan similar to some commercial planes, will be able to carry out intelligence-gathering, surveillance as well as combat operations.

The surge in deaths came alongside evidence of both increased arrivals in at least one key destination and rising interceptions.

Lebanon's transport minister has said that Spain will finance a plan to revive the railway network that has been out of service since the start of the 1975-1990 civil war. A deal for a "comprehensive master plan for the 407 kilometer-long (252 miles) railway" is expected next month, Public Works...

Unlike the bullfights popular in Spain and Mexico, where the animals are typically slain by matadors, in Fujairah two beasts go head-to-head with far less fatal consequences.

The UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (MITT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in the field of industry and advanced technology across multiple sectors. The MoU aims to establish a framework that will facilitate and enhance...

They have sold 100 percent of Spanish operation MATSA to Sandfire Resources.

The Algerian firm will make the investments over five years.

Spain and UAE have reviewed Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's achievements besides key projects and cooperation in the clean and renewable energy sectors. The two sides also discussed initiatives and programs that consolidate the transition towards a green economy and sustainability at a meeting in which said DEWA CEO Saeed...

In May, around 8,000 North African migrants swam to Spanish from Morocco which resulted diplomatic crisis between these two countries.

Moroccan coast guards have assisted more than 300 migrants in difficulty aboard various craft since Friday.

The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against the Polisario Front independence movement.

The UAE hosted its second "Sci-Tech Virtual Tour" for a high-level Spanish delegation to highlight the country’s economic and scientific achievements.

The SGTC will be headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and may open regional offices in other countries.

Saudi Arabia’s efforts to redesign the future of tourism accelerated this week with a string of major initiatives in Riyadh this week.

Jack Ma’s Ma's presence in Spain was reported by the South China Morning Post, which is owned by Alibaba. The paper said the 57-year-old, who retired from the role of Alibaba's chairman in 2019, was attending a series of business meetings in Europe.

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They are believed to have reached Segovia as spoils of war after the conquest of Muslim cities in Andalusia during the reign of Mohammad IX in the 15th century.

Algeria has been using the Gaz-Maghreb-Europe (GME) pipeline since 1996 to deliver several billion cubic metres per year to Spain and Portugal.

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company and global commodities trader Trafigura Group will sell the Minas De Aguas Teñidas (MATSA) mining complex in Spain.

Called the Iker Casillas Goalkeeper Training Center, this will be the first such facility by the Real Madrid goalkeeper outside Spain.

The operating contract for the Moroccan section of the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, which links fields in Algeria with Spain, runs out in October

Al-Khaleej to build a factory in Spain with an investment of $590m. It will produce 900,000 metric tons of sugar a year

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Minimo VFX  CEO Felix Balbas said that his company would open a regional headquarters in Riyadh The studio will enter into a joint partnership with a local company Minimo VFX, the Spanish film studio, is going to make an investment of $250 million in Saudi Arabia through a joint venture...

Dubai FDI sought investment from China, India, Australia, Spain, Italy and the US through webinars Investors invested to explore opportunities in sectors such as food & agribusiness, technology and healthcare Dubai FDI invited the investors to seek opportunities in sectors such as food & agribusiness, technology, and healthcare The Dubai...

Ghali has been receiving treatment for Covid-19 in northern Spain since April Morocco said the 75-year-old had entered Spain with forged documents Earlier this week, Moroccan authorities allowed around 10,000 migrants to cross from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, which had already led to flared tempers.  Ghali,...